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Paint Brush Care Worksheet

Art and painting lesson 15: Brushes, tools and brush care · Set 314 · 40 questions
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Artist's tip (Clean, gentle, dry): Palette – mixing; water pot – rinsing; easel – holding the board; masking tape – holding paper flat; sponge – dabbing textures. Round brush – fine lines and details; flat brush – wide, straight strokes. Good care: rinse, wash with mild soap, reshape, dry bristles up. Bad: leaving it in water, dried paint, scrubbing, standing on its bristles.

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  1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) washing with mild soap (c) rinsing between colours (d) drying bristles up
  2. 2.True or false: letting paint dry on it is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🖌️ Is reshaping the tip good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  4. 4.🧰 Which art tool do we use for holding a board upright? (a) water pot (b) easel (c) sponge (d) flat brush
  5. 5.True or false: reshaping the tip is good brush care. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🖌️ Which brush is best for thin lines and tiny details? (a) a wide flat brush (b) a small round brush (c) a big roller (d) a sponge
  7. 7.What do we use a water pot for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) wide, straight strokes
  8. 8.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) rinsing between colours (d) letting paint dry on it
  9. 9.What do we use a round brush for? (a) giving a pencil a point (b) dabbing soft textures (c) mixing colours (d) fine lines and details
  10. 10.True or false: we use an easel for wide, straight strokes. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: washing with mild soap is bad for the brush. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is bad for the brush? (a) reshaping the tip (b) rinsing between colours (c) standing on its bristles (d) drying bristles up
  13. 13.What do we use a palette for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) wide, straight strokes (d) fine lines and details
  14. 14.🧰 Which art tool do we use for wide, straight strokes? (a) sharpener (b) easel (c) flat brush (d) sponge
  15. 15.What do we use an easel for? (a) holding a board upright (b) mixing colours (c) rinsing brushes (d) fine lines and details
  16. 16.Which of these is good brush care? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) washing with mild soap
  17. 17.🖌️ Is drying bristles up good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) good brush care (b) bad for the brush
  18. 18.True or false: scrubbing hard on paper is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🖌️ Is rinsing between colours good brush care or bad for the brush? (a) bad for the brush (b) good brush care
  20. 20.True or false: standing on its bristles is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: we use a round brush for mixing colours. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧰 Which art tool do we use for fine lines and details? (a) palette (b) round brush (c) masking tape (d) sponge
  23. 23.🧼 What do you wash a brush with after poster colour? (a) water and mild soap (b) sand (c) hot oil (d) glue
  24. 24.What do we use a sponge for? (a) rinsing brushes (b) dabbing soft textures (c) holding paper flat (d) fine lines and details
  25. 25.True or false: rinsing between colours is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reshaping the tip (b) scrubbing hard on paper (c) washing with mild soap (d) rinsing between colours
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) drying bristles up (c) standing on its bristles (d) leaving it in water
  28. 28.🖌️ Which brush is best for painting a wide, even sky? (a) a toothpick (b) a wide flat brush (c) a pencil (d) a small round brush
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) washing with mild soap (b) letting paint dry on it (c) rinsing between colours (d) reshaping the tip
  30. 30.True or false: we use a flat brush for wide, straight strokes. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: reshaping the tip is bad for the brush. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧰 Which art tool do we use for giving a pencil a point? (a) sharpener (b) flat brush (c) round brush (d) palette
  33. 33.True or false: we use masking tape for holding paper flat. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: we use a sharpener for giving a pencil a point. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧰 Which art tool do we use for dabbing soft textures? (a) sponge (b) masking tape (c) round brush (d) easel
  36. 36.True or false: we use a round brush for dabbing soft textures. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.What do we use a sharpener for? (a) dabbing soft textures (b) rinsing brushes (c) giving a pencil a point (d) mixing colours
  38. 38.Which of these is good brush care? (a) scrubbing hard on paper (b) leaving it in water (c) drying bristles up (d) letting paint dry on it
  39. 39.True or false: we use a flat brush for holding a board upright. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it in water (b) standing on its bristles (c) scrubbing hard on paper (d) reshaping the tip

Answer key

  1. leaving it in water
  2. True
  3. good brush care
  4. easel
  5. True
  6. a small round brush
  7. rinsing brushes
  8. rinsing between colours
  9. fine lines and details
  10. False
  11. False
  12. standing on its bristles
  13. mixing colours
  14. flat brush
  15. holding a board upright
  16. washing with mild soap
  17. good brush care
  18. True
  19. good brush care
  20. True
  21. False
  22. round brush
  23. water and mild soap
  24. dabbing soft textures
  25. False
  26. scrubbing hard on paper
  27. drying bristles up
  28. a wide flat brush
  29. letting paint dry on it
  30. True
  31. False
  32. sharpener
  33. True
  34. True
  35. sponge
  36. False
  37. giving a pencil a point
  38. drying bristles up
  39. False
  40. reshaping the tip

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